#8438BE#8438BE

#8438BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.201 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8438BE
RGB	rgb(132, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(274, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, 55.68, -57.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 79.70, 314.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% 0.1195 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.201 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.2221, 11.4518, 49.8503)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8438BE #72BE38

analogous

#4138BE #8438BE #BE38B5

triadic

#8438BE #BE8438 #38BE84

tetradic

#8438BE #BE4138 #72BE38 #38B5BE

square

#8438BE #BE4138 #72BE38 #38B5BE

split-complementary

#8438BE #B5BE38 #38BE41

monochromatic

#421C5F #632A8F #8438BE #A162D1 #BD92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8438BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8438BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8438BE

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8438BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8438BE	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#055FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8438be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.201 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d2',
    500: '#8438be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8438be;
$custom-light: #ad75d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8438be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.03,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5103,
    "c": 0.20119,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8438BE

secondary

#A4CA88

accent

#DE4A8A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8438BE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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